Interim Report to House on allegations against UNICEF

Uditha Kumarasinghe, Irangika Range and Sandasen Marasinghe

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa yesterday said that Sri Lankan representative of UNICEF Jennifer Taylor who is alleged to have granted money to the TRO is being housed at the American Embassy in Sri Lanka since November 22, after she was accompanied by her husband fearing that she would be taken into custody.

He made this observation in Parliament yesterday. Weerawansa also said that the truthfulness of the allegation is proved by her act of going to the American Embassy following his statement to Parliament where he alleged that the UNICEF granted money to the TRO.

Weerawansa also requested the Government to take measures to punish those involved in this act without being satisfied with the mere blockage of money to the TRO by UNICEF.

Leader of the House, Nimal Siripala de Silva stated that he hopes to submit an interim report to the House and stated that immediate investigations have been commenced as he has informed the Secretaries at the Defence Ministry and Finance Ministry in this regard.